Wintertime World Holidays, Celebrations and Facts

This Dec 13th celebration is held in several European countries, and marks the beginning of the Christmas season.

What months of the year primarily make up "Winter"?

Want to get rid of a demon? Then join in the Burning of the Devil in this Central American country:

"Winter is Coming" is the motto of which Game of Thrones family?

On Christmas, women in this country throw shoes at their house to determine if they will get married in the new year:

Known as "mummering," where do locals dress up in elaborate disguises, trying to trick their neighbors?

What does the Mexican religious holiday of "La Posada" celebrate?

How many days is the Indian festival Diwali celebrated?

Which Native American tribe celebrates Soyal on Winter Solstice by welcoming protective spirits from the mountains?

This Indian festival is held in the Punjab state, and celebrates the Winter Solstice with a bonfire, music and dancing.

A new year NOT on New Year's Day, which holiday is celebrated in many Asian countries?

If you wanted to feast alongside dozens of monkeys, then celebrate with this country's customary "monkey buffet".

Omisoka is a Japanese New Years tradition. Bells are struck how many times to drive out desires that cause suffering?

True or False: Both Santa Claus and Christmas trees have history tied to Turkey?

In which country must you eat a dozen grapes at the stroke of midnight on New Year for good luck?

This Roman festival began on December 17, lasted for 7 days, and was characterized by the “suspension of discipline":

"I ain't afraid of no ghosts..." Which autonomous region exorcises ghosts for New Year's?

Welcome vegetarians and artists, to the strange "Night of the Radishes" festival, held where?

Smashing a pomegranate in front of your house on New Year’s Eve to bring good fortune happens in which country?

Time to get into the winter spirit and fly a kite! Where is Matariki – Maori New Year – celebrated with kite-flying?

Which winter holiday celebrates African American heritage with seven core principles?

December 25 is Christmas on the Gregorian calendar. What day does Christmas occur according to the Julian calendar?

What zodiac sign runs between November 22 to December 21?

For Mardi Gras, some English towns have women run a race while flipping a pancake at least three times.

The "straw man" takes on a literal form for New Year's Day in which country?

Here comes the sun! Where is Yalda Night – a celebration of victory over darkness – held?

Where do they eat the traditional winter food called Kiviak (aka, birds stuffed into a seal carcass)?

How's your stomach? In what country do they eat ram testicles and fermented shark to honor the god of winter, Thorri?

Ancestral spirits abound. Which country celebrates the arrival of winter during Dongzhi?

Which country doesn’t celebrate “Boxing Day” (December 26)?

True or False: The Chinese New Year lasts for about 15 days.